Chair glider



Aug. 17, 1943.

A. OSLICK CHAIR GLIDER Filed NOV. 18, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inve/ntor,0% W, Z3 his attorney,

Patented Aug. 17, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE CHAIR 'GLIDER V AbeOSlick, Philadelphia, Pa. Application November 18,1939, Serial No.305,152

2'. Claims. pol. 155-65) This invention relates to chair gliders,particularly to the smaller kind thereof which are adapted for the useof children.

One of the objects of my invention is to. produce a chair glider whichcan be easily entered and easily operated, and one that will be safe fora child to use.

Another of the objects of this invention is to provide in a glider ofthe class described, operable members having handles, convenientlylocated for operation, by the child.

Another object is to provide with the said chair glider a detachableshelf, positioned to be in front inafter appear,'my invention residesparticularly in the mechanism formanually operating the chair glider, bythe one sitting therein. In the drawings, l Figure 1 is an elevation ofa form of single'chair glider with mechanism embodying my invention.Figure 2 is a top plan of the glider, 'sho'wn in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of lower front,

swinging part of the glider, shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the main 7 operating parts of theglider, journaled with the stationary bottom runners.

Figure '5 is a perspective view of the trayor.

and fixed thereto, are the two ests 14 and I5,

and upstanding from therunner. II and fixed to it are the two posts l6and H. Between these side pairs of upstanding posts is suspended the Isingle chair rocker l8 of the glider. A foot platform is formed by crossslats l9, fixed on top of the parallel-chair rocker beams 26 and 2|.Upstanding integrally fromthe beams and 21 are the upright, front, chairmembers 22 and 23, forming-the front legs of a chair 24. The inclinedback frame part 25 of the chair has parts forming the legs 25 and 21;which are fixed to the horizontal'beams 20 and 2! respectively. 28 isthe seat of the chair 24, and 29 and 30 are respec- 5 tively, thehorizontal, chair arms, fixed tothe upright members 22 and23. Twosuspending loops 3| and 32 support the chair rocker [8, to hang from thetop parts of the posts. The bottom cross part of the'loop 3| engages-theunder notches 33 and 34, in the rear parts of the respective beams 20and 2|, and the loop 32 engages the under notches 35 and 36; in thefront partof the re spective beams 20 and 21. The top ends 31 and 38 ofthe loop 3|. are bent horizontally outward,

to'engage the respectiveholes 39 and 48, in the upper ends of the postsM and IS. The top ends 31a and 3taof the loo 32 are also benthorizontally outward, to engage the respective holes shelf, havingprojecting, fiatbars, adapted for sliding engagement with the slottedarms of the chair part of the glider, showninFigures l and 2.

Figure 6 is an elevation of a double chairglider,

embodying my invention.

Figure '7 is atop plan of the double chair glider shown in Figure 6. f

Figure 8 is a rear end, elevation of the double chair glider shown inFigures 6 and 7, as well as of the single chair glider shown in Figures1" 39a and 40min the upper ends of the posts I5 and 11'. The outer endsof the holes 3 9, 39a, and 40 and 40a are each covered with a sheetmetal cap dl.

v The operating mechanism of the glider has two,

outwardly bent, upright, leverbars 4'2 and 43, which terminate above inthe respective handles- 44 and 45. These upright bars 42 and 43 arejournaled upon the respective bolts 46 and 4'1, in the upper forwardpartof the chair 24, on the'respective upright members 22 and 23 of thechair 24.

, A round'and bent cross bar 63,,iburnaled in bar 48 isformed to havetwo V-lever portions 5| and-52, connected integrally by thecross-portion 53. Each v lever portion has a long leg 54, and a shortleg 55, which come together at 56, where they pass through holes 51b and570, in the lower ends of the lever'bars 42 and 43. The cross-portion 53of the cross bar 48 is positioned below the plane commonto the long legsM, for spaced freedom, below the chair member'beams 25 and 2!.

58 is a shelf havin fixed thereto two extendin thin bars 59 and 50. Eachof these bars has spaced notches 6| and 62, and each oft-hose bars isadapted for releasable sliding engagement with the longitudinal channels63 and 64, in the respective chair arms 29 and 3d, and the notches 6|and 62, in the bars 59 and 69, are adapted for releasably engaging thecross pins 55,111 the respective chair arms 29 and 30.

Referring now to the double-chair glider, shown in Figures 6, '7 and 8,the bottom runners 66 and E! are held in spaced relationby thecross-members 88 and 6G fixed thereto. Upstanding integrally from therunner 66 are the two posts ill and ii, and upstanding integrally fromthe runner 61 are the two posts 72 and I3. Between the side airs ofupstanding posts is sus pended the double chair rocker I4, having beams75 and 76, upon which are integrall mounted the two chairs ll and I8spaced and so positioned that their rear parts are atthe ends of theglider.

The chair ll has two upright front members 1 9 and 86 fixed to therespective beams I5 and I6, integrally supporting the horizontal arms BIand 82 of the chair TI. This chair I7 has a back frame 83, to which isfixed the arms BI and 82, the beams I5 and IS, and the seat 84, which isalso fixed to the upright front members I9 and 30. The chair l8 has twoupright front members 85 and 8S fixed to the respective beams I5 and i5,and integrally support the horizontal arms 8'! and 88 of the chair I8,which has a back frame 89, to which are fixed the arms 81 and 83,together with the beams 75 and T6, and the seat 95, which is also fixedto the upright front members 85 and 86. A foot platform, between thechairs TI and "I8, is formed by the cross slats 9I fixed to the beams I5and I5. 1

Two suspending loops 92 and 23 support the double chair rocker is, tohang from the=top parts of the posts of this double chair glider. Thebottom cross part of the loopv $2 engages, the under notches $5 and 95,in the rearparts, of the respective beams I5 and TS, and the loop 93engages the under notchesifia and 9's in the forward parts of therespective beams l5 and T6. The top ends 98 and SQof the loop 92 arebent, horizontally outward, to engage the respective holes I and IGI inthe respective posts TD and I2, and the top ends I82 and ISS Of-the loop93 are bent horizontally outward to engage the respective holes I94 andH35 in the respective posts II and I3.

Resting releasably upon the ends of the chair arms 8|, 82, N and 88 isthe tray or shelf I06, having fixed on the under side of each corner anL-block I97, Figure 9.

An independent operating mechanism is provided for the use of anoccupant of either ofthe chairs H or "I8, but these mechanisms operatein unison. Considering the operating mechanism to be used by an occupantof chair 'II, two outwardly bent lever bars I08 and I09 with therespective handles I I9 and I II arejournaled upon the respective boltsH2 and H3, fixed in the;

upper parts of the chairhmembers'lfl and 80. A round and bent cross barH4 journaled in holes H and IIS in the respective runners 5B and 67serves to locate, in swinging relation, the engaged, upright lever barsI88 and N39. The cross bar I I4 is formed like the bar 48, shown inFigure 4, and has two V-lever portions I I1 and I I8 connectedintegrally by the cross portion H8. Each V-lever portion has a long legI20 and a short leg I2I, which come together where they pass throughholes in the lower ends of the lever bars shown in the inverted view inI08 and I0 9. The cross portion II9 of the cross bar II4 is positionedto be below the plane common to the long legs I29, for spaced freedom ofaction, below the beams 75 and I6, the construction being similar tothat shown in Figure 4, for the single chair glider. The mechanismadapted for the use of an occupant of the other chair I8 is similar tothat described for the use of an occupant of chair 7?, but the cross barconnected with the upright lever bars is turned, horizontally, in theopposite direction. This later mechanism includes two outwardly bent,upright lever bars I22 and I23, with top handles I24 and I25,respectively. These bars i22 and I23 are journaled upon the respectivebolts I26 and I21 fixed in the upper parts of the chair members 85 and8%.

A round and bent cross bar I28, journaled in holes I29 and I30, in therespective runners 66 and 61, serves to locate, in swinging relation,the engaged, upright lever bars I22 and, I23. The cross bar 28 is formedlike the, bars 48 and H4 (see Figure 4 for bar 48) and-hastwo V- leverportions I3I and 32 connected integrally by the cross portion I33. Eachof the V-lever portions has a long leg: I34 and a short leg I35, whichcome together where they pass through holes in the lower ends of thelever bars I22 and I23. The cross portion I33 of the cros bar I28 ispositioned to be below the plane which passes through the long IegsISZ,for spaced freedom of action, below the beams I 5 and 78.

In operation, considering the single chair glider shown in Figures 1 and2, an occupant in the 35 chair 24 takes hold of the handle 44 with theright hand and takes hold of the handle with the left hand and pullingpack on these handle 46 and the upright lever bars 42 and 23 rock backtosome relative angular positions as 62a, and

40 43a, while their lower ends are horizontally held by the cross bar48, yet free to rock up or down therewith, the cross bar 48 beingadapted to swing up or down on the pivot holes 69 and 59 in thestationary bottom runners Ii] and I I. As the leverbars 42 and I3 swingbackward, pivoted upon the bolts :6 and 4?, fixed in the upper part ofthe chair 25, the chair moves backward, swinging withthe loops El and32, which correspondingly are then in the relative positions 3m and 32a,with the beams 20 and 2| coming up a little to the relative positions28a and 2Ia. Pushing on the handles causes the lever bars 42 and 43 toswing in-the opposite direction moving the chair 25 forward. Alternatelypulling and pushing on the handles keeps thechair rocker 2 rocking backand forth as it hangs on the loops 3I,.and 32'. Afterthus swinging thechair 25v back andforth, the occupant can readily stop I this swingingbyresisting the automatic tilting 60 of the handles 44 and 45 ineitherdirection.

Considerlng the operation of the double chair glider, with an occupantsitting in each of the chairs 'I'I and i3, referring to Figure 6, andassuming that the occupant in chair :8 pulls back on the handles I2 andI25,'his chair will swing backward, with respect to himself, while theoccupant in chair I? pushes the handles I I0 and III-toward the occupantof chair Iii, resulting in the double chair rocker-I4 with its chairs I1and I3, with their beams l5 and" passing through the respectivepositions Fla, 13a, 15a and 16a, of these parts. Alternate pulling andpushing on the handles by either chair occupant or together in unison,keeps the double chair 'on the loops 92 and 93. Resisting the movementsof the handles will bring the double chair rocker to a stop. If desired,when the occupants are seated, the tray I06 can be put in place as shownin Figures 6, 7 and 8, where the L-blocks I01, at the under corners ofthe tray engage the sides and ends of the arms 8!, 82, 83 and 84.

Considering again the chair rocker 2%, shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, whenthe occupant is seated in the chair 25, the tray 53 can be releasablyattached by threading the notched bars 59 and 60 into the respective armchannels 63 and 64, to such a position as either the notches ,6! or thenotches 62 engage the cross pins 65.

It will be noted that the operating mechanism for each of the chairs 25,11 and 18 is practically the same, therefore it is possible to have thefloor runners and chair beams made longer, to accommodate the mountingof more chairs, each having practically the same operating mechanism,and swing the multiple chair rocker hanging by two loops, onenear eachend of the glider, hanging these loops on two sets of upright posts,located near the ends of the glider.

Other changes in construction can be made without departing from thespirit of my invention. I therefore wish to include all forms thereofwhich come within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a swinging chair glider mounted to swing from the upper parts ofupstanding side sup-,

ports, and including a chair having a frame which includes beam membersin its lower part, and chair arms in its upper part, hanging looped rodshaving the upper ends of the leg portions thereof pivoted in the upperparts of said upstanding supports, and having the lower portions of saidrods pivoted in supporting relation with said beam members, adaptingsaid chair to swing from the upper ends of said side supports, and

V manually operable means for said glider adapted to enable one sittingin said chair to swing the same back and forth upon said side supports,said means including a bar member having a U-shape with spaced armportions connected by a cross portion beneath said chair frame, the

ends of said arm portions being pivoted in the lower parts of saidsupports, uprightly positioned side levers pivoted near their upper endsto the upper, side, forward portions of said chair, and

' pivoted at their lower portions to the said cross portion of said barmember, the said bar member being pivotally anchored in the lower partof said supports, serving to hold the lower ends of said side leversagainst appreciable horizontal movement, while permitting some verticalmovement, so that the back and fore, angular movemerit, of said sidelevers, induced by pushing or pulling the upper ends of said sidemembers, by one sitting in said chair, will be communicated to saidchair, causing it to swing between its side supports.

2. In a swinging chair glider made in accordance with claim 1, said barmember being formed to have its leg portions include a forked shape,with the lower ends of said side levers pivoted at the crotches of saidforks.

3. In a swinging chair glider having a support with upstanding side,spaced members and hanging looped rods including side leg portionspivoted at their upper ends to the upper parts of said side members andalso having the lower parts of the leg portions connected bycross-portions integral therewith, a frame having spaced side beammembers, crossing said leg cross-portions and supported thereon inswinging, pivotal relation thereto, a chair adjoining each of theopposite ends of said beam members and mounted on said frame, saidchairs being positioned to have persons sitting therein, face oneanother, manually operable means to said glider connected with each ofsaid chairs, enabling the occupant of either of said chairs to swing thesame back and forth upon said upstanding members,

said means including, next to each of said chairs, a bar member having aU-shape with spaced arm portions connected by a cross portion beneathsaid chair, the ends of said arm portions being pivoted in thelower-parts of said support, uprightly positioned side levers pivotednear their upper ends to the upper side, forward portions of the chairadjoining and pivoted at their lower portions to the said cross portion,of said bar member, serving to hold the lower end of said levers againstappreciable horizontal movement,

while permitting some vertical movement, so that the back and forthangular movement of said side levers, induced by pushing or pulling theupper ends of said side levers, by one sitting in the adjoining chair,will be communicated to said chair, causing it to swing.

ABE OSLICK.

